1099-NEC

There are boxes you can mark on the 1099-NEC entry screen to indicate the income is not self-employment.  On the follow-up questions, you will be asked about any uncommon situations that apply.

 

If you mark the box that says this should have been reported on a w-2, TurboTax will report the income as wages, generate Form 8919 and no Schedule C.  

 

The option that says this is hobby or sporadic income and is not self-employment (uncommon) will report the income as Other Income, and not produce Form 8919 or Schedule C.    @Monrovia 

 

[Edited 04/5/24 | 2:11 PM PST]

Are you a W2 employee of this employer and this is just for the bonus?

Then in that case just report it as other income.

You do not have to do a Schedule C as if you have a business.